Latest NewsFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
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Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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Featured ArticlesFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTension remains in Jigjiga town due to fear
Residents in Jigjiga, the administrative capital of the Ethiopian Somali regional, state says many families fled their house due to the escalating tension in the eastern city. The situation
Read MoreAdani’s market loss swells to $66 billion as its fight with short-seller escalates
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addresses delegates during the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata, India April 20, 2022. Photographer Rupak De Chowdhuri By Reuters Most Adani group shares
Read MoreThree Urgent Questions Ahead of Somalia’s Parliamentary Elections
Photo/Somali Times By Jonathan Doernhofer On February 8, Somalia is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential elections following three decades of war, fragmentation and the painstaking
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Tension remains in Jigjiga town due to fear
Residents in Jigjiga, the administrative capital of the Ethiopian Somali regional, state says many families fled their house due to the escalating tension in the eastern city. The situation
Read MoreAdani’s market loss swells to $66 billion as its fight with short-seller escalates
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani addresses delegates during the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata, India April 20, 2022. Photographer Rupak De Chowdhuri By Reuters Most Adani group shares
Read MoreThree Urgent Questions Ahead of Somalia’s Parliamentary Elections
Photo/Somali Times By Jonathan Doernhofer On February 8, Somalia is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential elections following three decades of war, fragmentation and the painstaking
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An exhibitor introduces products to a visitor during the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central
Firefighting efforts intensify as forest fires rage in Turkey’s western provinces
By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In
Mogadishu market is closed, due to corrupt president’s family raising taxes
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is
Wildfire sweeps Turkish city, forces hundreds to evacuate
Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential
Uganda demanded 100 billion dollars from the US for the soldiers killed in Somalia
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation
Somalia president Hassan Sheikh twice elected and twice failed
File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the
Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions
Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed
WHO Europe chief fears mpox spread, urges member states to enhance surveillance
By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious
Dollar drifts as ebbing US inflation sets the stage for rate cuts
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar was soft on Thursday, with the euro perched near an
Farmajo says youths who have been demonstrating in Mogadishu in the past two days deserve to be supported
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has issued a statement on the plight of young people who work at Bajaj motorcycles in Mogadishu. Read: Protests
Guest Opinion: 2024 FOCAC Summit-Towards a closer China-Africa community
An exhibitor introduces products to a visitor during the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central
Firefighting efforts intensify as forest fires rage in Turkey’s western provinces
By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In
Mogadishu market is closed, due to corrupt president’s family raising taxes
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is
Wildfire sweeps Turkish city, forces hundreds to evacuate
Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential
Uganda demanded 100 billion dollars from the US for the soldiers killed in Somalia
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation
Somalia president Hassan Sheikh twice elected and twice failed
File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the
Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions
Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed
WHO Europe chief fears mpox spread, urges member states to enhance surveillance
By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe warned on Thursday that mpox could spread to other countries after Sweden confirmed the first case of infectious
Dollar drifts as ebbing US inflation sets the stage for rate cuts
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar was soft on Thursday, with the euro perched near an
Farmajo says youths who have been demonstrating in Mogadishu in the past two days deserve to be supported
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has issued a statement on the plight of young people who work at Bajaj motorcycles in Mogadishu. Read: Protests